New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-06
MRS. AND MISS CLEVELAND.
Is THE PRESIDENTS SISTER TO WRITE A
NOVEL;
THE BERNIIARpT AT THE CATALAN INrEHVlE"
WITH THE ACTRESS.

three weeks at the White House and she repeatedly
declared, had q delightful visit. She started on
Wednesday for Holland Patent, intending to visit
friends the way, and will reach home toward the
end of March. No ono seeing the Presidents sister
last June when she Left the White House, and again
this her could fail to note the change
I'm her personal appearance. Her face, in the quiet
and rest of her village home had become rOunder anu
younger by dozen years, and was bright ana i'c'.
in Its happy expression. Her conversation snowoi
the best OF Spirits and she entered into the SOCIAL io
in and out of the White House with the enjoyment Oh
woman untrammellcd by the official etiquette
thrown about her when mistress OF the Mansion her
self She liked stand aside and with other people
watch her pretty sister n-law shake hands Win
guests and visitors and she seemed sincerely proud
of all the praise bestowed on her successor She was
also quito at liberty to accept and enjoy the many
attentions bestowed by friends In official circles
Engagements were made two weeks ahead for dinner
and lunch parties, and it only by systematlo
disposition OF tune. and by stretching her visit nearly
a week longer than first planned. that she go'
through with the little round of festivity.
Miss Cleveland impressed all who saw her as a
woman having a good time" At the last SATURDAY
reception, two weeks ago, while Mrs Cleveland was
shaking hands NJ rapidly as the people could ME
along Miss Cleveland sat Just back of the line."A
picture OF enjoyment" IA a visitor in the Blue Room
said. d" Do her. commented another. ONO
doesn't look II she had care in the world or
had been worried by Literary Lite work or any
ington, she will show up the pleasant side OF oic,a
society. But wonder il il is true that she really
mans to write Washington novel"
uThey say it's true. Oh I'm Just wild to know
what she will say about some society peopc' lhere
is an a~tulv biz field for fir class, clever story
Won know ~ replied the other woman. The Presidents
sister held big bouquet OF pink roses over wmoh sue
looked the passing crowd. but which han screened
her from public curiosity ho knows II she were not
at that moment making studies for the novel Miss
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saw she should 90 on with literary work, and must
DENY herself the pleasure of longer visit here because
of such work 10 be done But there ia an impression
that the coming novel Washington lite will be from
her pen. II this be true have reason 10 oehe'e '"o
book will appear within the next six months.
Mrs Cleveland is likely to spend many OF the sprins
days at Oak View" making a change from the some
what formal Executive Mansion, to the simpler nome
life in her on house. The long recess OF Congress
will leave the President to live there also much OF
the time. The house is pretty. without suggestion OF
iu " cost" The inferior ~ attractiye, without CON
tanning really expensive article OF furniture IL Is
Just such house could be dspo ed OF readily II inc
President desired to sell it, because the price wohld
come within the of well-to-do man OF
business. fancy the brio abrac or pretty things
are for the part wedding presents. The excep-
tons are water colors aud photographs oil roman
scenes on the walls brought back souvenirs OF Miss
Folsom's travels abroad. There IL a very old and
curious clock in the hail. with brass weights swinging
on chains and the incc framed In carved wood.
Visitors are disappointed because they expect to see
in the President house something paat'ai' Tn tue
contrary it IL a small house. having small rooms Tho
space outside the pzza where perhaps II VIII do
the most good. in warm weather at least IL spot
which il very pretty in the early spring and IN tho
early autumn. There ore oaks enough ABOUT u 10
jnstify its name. p,rty OF strangers went OUT inc
other day. and insisted on the name =" Red Top Iho
driver said II was " Oak View" but they said they
knew better and stuck to 1t that Red Top" was the
name . Guess them folks don't read tho papers
much or they'd know Red Top was dropped Ike
a hot potato long ago." growlcd tho driver aiteFward
Tn.v were like other stranger- who go through the
show ~ rooms of tho Government departments and
invariably ask, Who il Secretary no" i large
party were doing the War Department yesterday
and found something to interest them in the portraits
of fo mer Secretaries hanging on the walls oil inc
private sccretarys Ioom. After close scrutiny OF
the dozen more faces wo nan III the group -aid
. There! I say Jefferson Davis is the best looking OF
them all He looks .ad. but nice. Oh" turning to
private secretary Sweet, " who IA the Secretary oil
War ~ About halt OF the young mans working
hours are spent in answering similar questions, ano
the labor has become monoonous and mechanical lie
had four OF IL under Robert Lincoln, ana Is no
longer amusing. lie never Smiles now oul soioinntS
Yepies Mr. Endicott" This was his answer yestcr
day he says Mr.. Endcott Is the secretary now,
the woman Tepsat.d with nod to each oil the group
Her tone gave out about the same eaning that ~
wopld have indie atcd had Mr.. Endicott hailed iron
Kamchatka, instead OF representing the state oil
PIymouth Rock and the Mayiiowcr III the Cabinet.
" / suppose | have answered. that question SIX
thousand times in the six Gears have been IN tins
room" said the private secretary alter the visitors
went ont :" They say the American people are great
readers OF the newspapers TOO.
A woman has been in Washington recently who had
no desire TO see the lrcsiGcnts wife. She was DIS
covered in the East Room on "Wednesday. when there
were Fix hundred people, mostly excursi"nsts, come
to snake hands with the President Another WOMAN
tells the story thus ct,
al Just gszed with open eyed surprise. She
was ily
il she meant But she did. She was WIN party
from Brooklyn, lot OF church people, peieNe
While wsiunp for the President to come IN, All tho
women an most OF the men were taking about Mfs'
Cleveland and wishing they could see her too. ibey
all said they'd much rather her than the President
Alter he began shaking hands one OF them sad
v ell say his wife ought To be with him ns her
place TO help hin. It's her duty. The" another sad
But she has receptions too, and shakes hama" WIN
lust AZ many and he doe MT help her. wish she'd
come IN day. though. I'd rather seo her thah iory
Presidents I'd rather see her ihan all the women ~
Brooklyn,' This seemed the uni, ersal desire untiI
that one woman. the living curiosity, piped up On
don't care 10 see her. woudn go ten steps out OF
NV way TO see her, IL abe il the Presidents WIFE,
wouldn't make tool OF myself, il all tho rest OF the
women in the United States do, and the men too. On
| guess she isn't the first Presidents wife wouldn't
90 crazy any Prcsidcnts vile, dom care VINO
she is. Not much. Then che gave her head an awiui
jerk and shut her teeth hard together By way OF en-
1bn,is Won know. Oh I'd go cay over this one,
SAID the woman who thou. hit Mrs. Cleveland ought 10
be he ping the President. In laughing tone. one IS
the first very young and pretty one, and worth raVn
They say she IL prcttior tbah hcr Pic'ULes, anu
just sweet as can b.. Oh, I'm not ashamed 10 90
crazy over her. TT,
"'Goodness gracious She's only woman, II she
il the Presidents wife. woultln make fool OF my
sell about any woman, can tell you. rctorted the
other giving her ad an upward toss anu shutting
her Tee. again harder than ever. There was an eh-
preston OF contempt and pity ioi human weakness Oh
her face that was provoking az, ., T.,
a. Of course Sue only a woman VINO sara Sho
was mn thing else flashed back the one VINO was no.
.hamed to ave about Mrs. Cleveland, ana III tone
OF some temper But say she is pretty woman
and she is the Presidents WIFE and We are all inter-
estcd III the Presidents wiie-or ought to be- sne
finished with meaning IN her words intended especially
for the one who was determined not 10 make 1907
OF herself. aont know how much longer the wal Oh
words would have gone Everybody else had gwen
up the fight but these two, and thoy we're gctupg
warmer, ana each bound TO have the last word. you
know. Aud IL was funny to zee how the rest nodaeo
and smiled and ieIl in with the one offending Mrs
Ceveland's good looks. those within hearing laughed